Avocado Strawberry Ring

mmmm...
I really wanted to make this recipe in a ring, but I didn't want to make that big of a mold, since I was counting on not really liking it. But I must confess it's MUCH better than I thought it would be, espeically with the strawberries. In fact the strawberries are what make this mold so extremely tasty. Instead of throwing half of it away, I'll probably end up eating the whole thing. I guess it's not such a bad flavor combination after all. This recipe is also found in The Joys of Jell-O cookbook ©1963.
Enjoy!
T

Vintage Jell-O Boxes

I'm sure these are WAY past the expiration dates, but I'd LOVE to try them. Especially the "salad" flavored one. I wonder if "salad" flavor will ever make a come back?
For sale here and here from Retro Eclectica.
Enjoy!
T

Ham and Celery Loaf

I realize that there might be something wrong with my taste buds. I finally tried making a Jell-O meat loaf, and I actually LIKED it! Perhaps it's an acquired taste. It reminds of eating a giant crunchy sweet pickle with chunks of ham. Or a celery salad with a lemon-lime vinaigrette and chucks of ham and sweet pickles mixed into It. I actually ate a whole bowl full of it. I got this recipe from my new "The Greater Jell-O Recipe Book" from 1931. It seems the older the recipe book, the more unique the recipes. I can't wait to try some more. Next I'll be making the Coca-Cola date and nut mold...
p.s. I made this with HAM not SPAM, big difference. And I followed the recipe exact, except I added an envelope of plain gelatin, and I decreased the boiling water by 1/4 cup. I like my Jell-O thicker than most.






Enjoy!
T

Old Fashioned Aspic Salad Recipe

Now you too can preserve meat longer encased in gelatin!
Visit www.jellorecipes.net to get the full recipe and many more.
Photo from www.jellorecipes.net.
Enjoy!
T

pink salad and chicken pie

When I think about Jell-O one of the first things that comes to my mind is, tomato sauce. I'm not quite sure what the connection is... perhaps tomato aspic? But tomatoes and gelatin most certainly belong together.

First off we have this delightful recipe for "Pink Salad." Now I've made lots of pink salads before, strawberry ice cream, raspberry whipping cream. But I've never tried a recipe quite like tomatoes and mayonnaise before.




Next up we have this avant-garde recipe for Cardinal Chicken Pie.
I bet you've never tired a pie like Cardinal Chicken Pie.
You can make it with chicken, tuna, crabmeat or lobster!







Enjoy!
T

From American Home Magazine article "Take a Can of Tomato Sauce." – 1954

Perfection Salad

Alright! I'm not the only one with the courage to try a veggie mold! Retro Life took heart and created the Perfection Salad for a party. Although I thought The Trio-Veggie Mold was sort-of tasty, she didn't care for her's much. That's okay, at least she tried it.
T




(Photo by Retro Life.)

vegetable trio

Yes, I really did make a jello salad with vegetables. I figured there were so many recipes for it in the 50's there must be something to it. And I thought it was time to try something new.


Well, I have to say, it's much better than it looks. The vinegar adds a lemony-salad-dressing-vinaigrette type of taste to it. And it tastes more like a chilled vegetable salad then jello. It was really different. After getting up the courage to take a bite, I ended up eating almost a third of it. I was pretty impressed, I think I'll be making more veggie-jello molds in the future.


Here's the recipe I used from my Joys of Jello cookbook. And for a change I almost followed the recipe exactly. The only alterations I made were, I used cucumbers instead of cabbage and I only made a half a recipe, just in case I hated it.

T